Live auction - Lot 19
[Miniature - France]
Three illuminated leaves of a printed book of Hours.
Hammer price: €
220
€ 250 / 300
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Lot description
[Paris, ca. 1510]
Illumination, 16 x 11 cm, vellum, red and blue one-, two- and four-line initials enhanced with liquid gold (sl. wavy, a few spotting, one torn on lower part).
Text surrounded by a two-quarter border with biblical scenes. Four sm. woodcuts, depicting i.a. the death of the Virgin, John the Evangelist, and St Sebastian, illuminated with gold, red, blue, brown, green and pink colour.
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